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2 brothers started a junk-removal side hustle as teens with a $4,000 truck. Last year, they brought in about $3 million.

Kirk, 22, and Jacob, 21, McKinney are the founders of Junk Teens. Courtesy of Kirk and Jacob McKinney Brothers Kirk and Jacob McKinney started Junk Teens with a $4,000 pickup truck. A turning point came when they reinvested early profits into an $80,000 dump truck. They now operate in multiple markets and are on track to top $5 million in revenue in 2026. Kirk McKinney was riding bikes near his Massachusetts home about six years ago when he came across a goldmine: A dump filled with plenty of…
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